The Issue: Testimony last week by State Department before Congress officials on the Benghazi attack..

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When you strip language of its niceties, it can be cold and honest (“The Benghazi Beat,” Editorial, May 9).

The hearing told us that the government put people in harm’s way and made a decision to let those people die without lifting a finger to save them. That had to be difficult for the victims’ families to hear.

Someone is lying — either the whistle blowers or the administration.

Bill Keegan

Manahawkin, NJ

The Benghazi hearings should make it clear that President Obama and Hillary Clinton, along with their associates, lied to the American people.

Obama did this to protect his other lie that al Qaeda was “on the run.” Clinton lied because she wants the world to think she did all she could to save lives, should she run for president in 2016.

Obama has repeatedly lied to the people of this nation and should be impeached. He lied about ObamaCare. He lied when he said he wasn’t going have any lobbyists in his administration.

Clinton is a pro when it comes to lying. Remember when she blamed a right-wing conspiracy after her husband was caught messing around with an intern, even though she knew what kind of a man Bill was?

It seems as though lying comes easy for her and Obama. Let’s just hope we never have another Clinton as president.Marilyn Beasley

Joplin, Mo.

Is there anybody out there who still believes a YouTube video caused the terrorist attack in Benghazi?

These three brave patriots should be applauded for coming forward to tell the truth about how their comrades were left to fend for themselves. Of course, barely a peep from the mainstream media.

I wonder if Clinton still thinks that it doesn’t matter. It’s sad how low this once-great country has fallen.Skip Kneuer

Lindenhurst

One thing that was revealed by the hearing is that it is now open season on Americans, especially those serving our country.

Particularly vulnerable are those who upset the White House’s narrative.

My suspicions have been confirmed: The only Americans this administration will protect are themselves. Hence, the subversion of federal agencies, most notably the departments of Justice and Homeland Security.Bob Hadsall